Friday, 23 December 2016

A huge wave crashes against Castlerock pier as professional surfer Al
Mennie waits on a break in the swell in Coleraine,
Northern Ireland: photo by Charles McQuillan, 22 December 2016

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A huge wave crashes against Castlerock pier as professional surfer Al
Mennie waits on a break in the swell in Coleraine,
Northern Ireland: photo by Charles McQuillan, 22 December 2016

SYRIA
- Syrians who left the last rebel-held pockets of Aleppo arrive in the
opposition-controlled Khan al-Assal region. By @baraaalhalabi: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 22 December 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) pays last respects at the coffin
of killed Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, during a
memorial service at the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow,
Russia: photo by Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/EPA, 22 December 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) pays last respects at the coffin
of killed Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, during a
memorial service at the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow,
Russia: photo by Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/EPA, 22 December 2016

I think after what's happened with the #Russian ambassador killed yesterday, No trust between the bodyguards: image via Ahmad Alkhatib @AhmadAlkhtiib, 20 December 2016

I think after what's happened with the #Russian ambassador killed yesterday, No trust between the bodyguards: image via Ahmad Alkhatib @AhmadAlkhtiib, 20 December 2016

Andrei Karlov is carried out of the Foreign Ministry headquarters in
Moscow, Russia. Karlov was fatally shot by a Turkish policeman Monday in
a gathering in Ankara, Turkey.: photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/pool via AP, 22 December 2016

Andrei Karlov is carried out of the Foreign Ministry headquarters in
Moscow, Russia. Karlov was fatally shot by a Turkish policeman Monday in
a gathering in Ankara, Turkey.: photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/pool via AP, 22 December 2016

#Syrians
build a snowman, during a storm that brought snow in #Binnish, on the
outskirts of #Idlib yesterday #AFP Photo by @omar_hajkadour: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 22 December 2016

SYRIA - Men work at a factory producing wood-burning stoves, known locally as a "sobia" in the rebel-held town of Douma. By @SameerAlDoumy #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 21 December 2016

#China suffered its sixth day under an oppressive #haze #pollution A
man wearing a mask visits the Forbidden City in #Beijing #AFP Wang Zhao: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 21 December 2016

Fog over the Canary Wharf in London: photo by Charlie Bibby/FT, 22 December 2016

Fog over the Canary Wharf in London: photo by Charlie Bibby/FT, 22 December 2016

UGANDA - A bodybuilder flexes his muscles as he looks at himself in a
mirror at the Nakivubo power house gym in Kampala. By @ikasamani #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 21 December 2016

A member of the Santo Tomas brotherhood takes part in the procession
in honour of the saint in Chichicastenango municipality, Quiche
department, 150 kilometres west of Guatemala City: photo by Johan
Ordonez/AFP, 22 December 2016

A member of the Santo Tomas brotherhood takes part in the procession
in honour of the saint in Chichicastenango municipality, Quiche
department, 150 kilometres west of Guatemala City: photo by Johan
Ordonez/AFP, 22 December 2016

A wounded Iraqi child who was injured during the ongoing fighting
between Iraqi forces and jihadists of the Islamic State group in Mosul,
receives medical treatment at a hospital in Arbil: photo by Safin
Hamed/AFP, 21 December 2016

A wounded Iraqi child who was injured during the ongoing fighting
between Iraqi forces and jihadists of the Islamic State group in Mosul,
receives medical treatment at a hospital in Arbil: photo by Safin
Hamed/AFP, 21 December 2016

AFGHANISTAN - A man is seen through a broken glass after Taliban storm Afghan MP's house in Kabul. By @shahmarai #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 22 December 2016

A soldier guards polio vaccination team administering polio
vaccination to children during a three-day countrywide vaccination
campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. Though new polio cases dropped to a
nine-year low in 2016, attacks by Islamist militants against health
workers and police guarding them remained a challenge for a UN-funded
vaccination campaign.: photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA, 21 December 2016

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A soldier guards polio vaccination team administering polio
vaccination to children during a three-day countrywide vaccination
campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. Though new polio cases dropped to a
nine-year low in 2016, attacks by Islamist militants against health
workers and police guarding them remained a challenge for a UN-funded
vaccination campaign.: photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA, 21 December 2016

A mourner places a candle at a makeshift memorial near the Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, close to the site where a truck
crashed into a Christmas market two days ago: photo by Clemens
Bilan/AFP, 21 December 2016

A mourner places a candle at a makeshift memorial near the Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, close to the site where a truck
crashed into a Christmas market two days ago: photo by Clemens
Bilan/AFP, 21 December 2016

KOSOVO - A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial tribute in
Prizren after the attack at Berlin Christmas market. By @armend_nimani: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 21 December 2016

#Palestinian
#blood of Ahmad al-Kharoubi, 19, who was shot and killed during clashes
with Israeli soldiers in Ramallah #AFP By @Abbasmomani: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 22 December 2016

SYRIA
- Evacuated civilian who is in poor health condition waits on a bus
before heading to Homs to receive medical care. By George Ourfalian: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 22 December 2016

"The Blackman is the original man": John H. White: Black Chicago, early 1970s

World
heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a Black Muslim, attends a
Black Muslim service to hear Elijah Muhammad deliver the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

World
heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a Black Muslim, attends a
Black Muslim service to hear Elijah Muhammad deliver the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

World
heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a Black Muslim, attends a
Black Muslim service to hear Elijah Muhammad deliver the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

World
heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a Black Muslim, attends a
Black Muslim service to hear Elijah Muhammad deliver the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Black women dressed in white applaud Elijah Muhammad's speech during the delivery of the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Black women dressed in white applaud Elijah Muhammad's speech during the delivery of the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Black women dressed in white applaud Elijah Muhammad's speech during the delivery of the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Black women dressed in white applaud Elijah Muhammad's speech during the delivery of the annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Religious
fervor is mirrored in the face of a black woman, one of 10,000 people
listening as Elijah Muhammad delivers his annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Religious
fervor is mirrored in the face of a black woman, one of 10,000 people
listening as Elijah Muhammad delivers his annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Religious
fervor is mirrored in the face of a black woman, one of 10,000 people
listening as Elijah Muhammad delivers his annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Religious
fervor is mirrored in the face of a black woman, one of 10,000 people
listening as Elijah Muhammad delivers his annual Savior's
Day message in Chicago: photo by John H. White, March 1974 (US National Archives)

Isaac Hayes dancers perform at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Isaac Hayes dancers perform at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Isaac Hayes dancers perform at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Isaac Hayes and his group perform at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Isaac Hayes and his group perform at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Isaac Hayes and his group perform at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Johnny Taylor performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Johnny Taylor performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Soul singer Johnny Taylor performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

A conga player performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

A conga player performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

A conga player performs at the annual 'black Expo' at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago: photo by John H. White, October 1973 (US National Archives)

Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue delivers a pitch against the home team Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)

Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue delivers a pitch against the home team Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)

Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue delivers a pitch against the home team Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)

A mother and child enjoy a summer outing at Chicago's 12th Street Beach on Lake Michigan: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

A mother and child enjoy a summer outing at Chicago's 12th Street Beach on Lake Michigan: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

A mother and child enjoy a summer outing at Chicago's 12th Street Beach on Lake Michigan: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

A young black man showing his muscle during a small community program in Chicago on the South Side: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

Black youngsters performing in a community program on an empty lot at 5440 South Princeton
Avenue on Chicago's South Side: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

Black youngsters performing in a community program on an empty lot at 5440 South Princeton
Avenue on Chicago's South Side: photo by John H. White, August 1973 (US National Archives)

A black man who is jobless sits on the windowsill of a building in a high crime area on Chicago's South Side: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)July 1973

63rd Street: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)

Empty housing in the ghetto on Chicago's South Side: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

Black family count their cash in their apartment in South Side
Chicago: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

Black neighborhood on Chicago's West Side: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

Black community older housing on Chicago's West Side: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

South Side Black community In Chicago with small businesses and apartments over the stores: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

On 47th Street, South Side Chicago: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

On 47th Street, South Side Chicago: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

South Side black workers playing checkers on East
35th Street before going to work: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

On the South Side: photo by John H. White, July 1973 (US National Archives)Black man operating anewsstand on the West Side: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

Black woman selling gas filled "Have A Happy Day" balloons on a South Side streetcorner near Sox Park: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)June 1973

Sidewalk merchandise on Chicago's South Side: photo by John H. White, June 1973 (US National Archives)

Graffiti on awall, Chicago: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

37th and Prairie: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

37th and Prairie: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

37th and Prairie: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

37th and Prairie: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)

37th and Prairie: photo by John H. White, May 1973 (US National Archives)Photos
of the African-American Community of Chicago by John H. White (1945-)
for the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project (US
National Archives)

2 comments:

John White, one of the great photojournalists, a religious man, born on a Sunday into a family of preachers in North Carolina, worked for a very long time as staff photographer for the Chicago Sun-Times, winning a Pulitzer along the way (1982), before being laid off, along with the rest of the paper's photography staff, in 2013, a victim of shifting business models and iPhones.

After the shock of getting his notice ("Right now I'm not trying to understand it"), White said, "I started June 23, 1969, and I thought, maybe after two years it will get boring... To this day, it's never boring, because you're doing it not for you, but for others."

White believed in life as service, and took his subject to be "Ordinary, everyday people, these are the treasures, that's what's important."

Thanks for the good word, Duncan, and all love as ever to you & K, in this thin season.